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Why Internet of Things is the next big thing?

First, there was the Industrial Revolution, then the creation and evolution of computers, followed by the innovation of the Internet. Mankind has constantly striven towards a grand unification. Perhaps a subconscious endeavor to emulate or replace our maker, Oedipus complex perchance?
We want omnipotence. We want the most superfluous of our desires to be fulfilled instantaneously and at the click of a button, and the Internet of Things is a natural progression towards just this.
What is the  Internet of Things, you ask?
The Internet of Things is a new paradigm hoping to connect every device which runs on electricity to the world wide web
Imagine driving home from an arduous day at work, and your car preemptively notifies the air conditioner in your room to switch on. Imagine a faulty streetlight alerting the maintenance department. Imagine your aunt’s pacemaker signaling a central app on her phone that it’s running out of battery.
Sounds incredible right?
The idea of converting dumb devices (devices that wouldn't usually be expected to have an internet connection) into IoT began way back in the 1980s but the technology simply wasn’t ready. We needed inexpensive and low consumption processors to make IoT a reality and until recently that was just a pipe dream.
Trivia: Kevin Ashton was the originator of the phrase 'Internet of Things' in 1999
Internet of Things allows for the  exchange of information between electronic devices, collection and transmission of data from and to everyday objects, and wireless control of the entire world at our fingertips.
As of 2018 there are 7 Billion internet-connected(IoT) devices according to data from IoT Analytics and projected to 22 Billion worldwide by 2025. A whopping three-fold increment.
It is apparent that the Internet of Things is the most popular kid on the playground and now is the time to get to know him. If you want in on the action, you can begin by brushing up on your JavaScript and Python, as these two languages will be playing a central role in both the front-end as well as the server end. Besides this, you can consider ordering a Raspberry Pi and beginning tinkering with it. Here’s a neat little website to Learn more about it.
So what next?
There's also an obvious concern that IoT is in its infancy and the stark lack of security measures must be addressed sooner than later.
There's even a report from Samsung which says that the need to secure every connected device by 2020 is 'critical'.
With the entire world abuzz with talks and speculations about the Internet of Things, the only thing we can do is, hold on to our seats.


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